Adventures in Telecom

From one of the books I'm reading for work. Too funny not to share!

"The microprocessor is the processing component of the small, but powerful microcomputer. The fact that microcomputers are relatively inexpensive has made it possible for individuals and small businesses to own them. Microcomputers, also called personal computers (PCs) or micros, may be used as standalone computers or linked to a network via telecommunications lines.

"The smallest of all computers, microcomputers are now more numerous than all other computers. They are being used for every kind of task imaginable--from keeping records to preparing mathematical models of automobiles, from playing games to plotting the geographic levels of the earth for oil exploration. Their future applications are probably beyond our wildest imaginiations."

- Telecommunications: Concepts, Development and Management. 2nd ed, 1990